Title: Coordinator – Community Development
No. of Positions: 3
Location: Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
Breakthrough is seeking a community-rooted, relationship-driven person for community development. The role will work closely with Sr. Coordinator and District leads as part of the Deep Transformation through the Community Engagement (DTCE) programme and lead its implementation across 10 communities and 10-15 schools.
The core focus of this role is to strengthen the agency of adolescents and young people to critically question harmful gender norms, reduce discrimination, and prevent violence. The position requires strong, sustained field-based experience with adolescents and young people, particularly older adolescent boys on gender equality, rights, and positive masculinities, with an emphasis on reflection, accountability, and gender-equitable behaviour.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate Taaron Ki Toli (TkT), Breakthrough’s flagship gender and life skills curriculum, with adolescents and young people in schools and community spaces;
- Lead regular, structured sessions with adolescent and youth groups in the community;
- Form groups of young people aged 18 to 25 and provide them with mentorship, guiding them through continuous processes focused on gender equality and behavioral change;
- Build a women’s collective of parents and engage them in ongoing community-based processes focused on social change and gender equality, enabling them to come together as change agents and contribute to positive change within their communities;
- Hold ongoing dialogues with parents and community members on gender discrimination, violence, rights, and entitlements;
- Build and sustain working relationships with government departments, teachers, frontline workers, PRI (Panchayati Raj Institution) members, ward councillors, and other local influencers;
- Plan and facilitate community events (kishor-kishori mela, community mobilizations) using games, arts, and creative tools to promote citizenship, awareness, and collective action;
- Organise, support and conduct training sessions with community groups as required;
- Maintain MIS, DVR reports, change stories, photographs, and tracking formats on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis;
- Coordinate closely across Breakthrough’s state teams;
- Manage IEC materials and merchandise stock;
- Remain open to learning and take on additional responsibilities assigned by the supervisor.
Specific Knowledge, Skill & Experience Required:
- Minimum 2–3 years of experience working on rights and empowerment in community-based programmes;
- Experience of working with community stakeholders - parents, adolescents, young men and boys on gender related issues;
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, gender studies, or a related field;
- Demonstrated experience in community mobilisation and collective organising;
- Functional proficiency in MS Office and digital reporting tools;
- Ability to work with confidence, respect, and cultural sensitivity across diverse community contexts.
About Breakthrough:
Breakthrough works on culture change by shifting social norms that limit women and girls from reaching their full potential. We work with adolescents and young people aged 11-25 years aiming for an entire generation to shift and push for change. Over time, we have worked with more than 5.4 million adolescents and young people, aged 11 to 25, to encourage aspiration, agency, leadership and negotiation through our work in schools and communities. We also support them with media tools that shape public narratives.
This has resulted in a generation of young people shifting to think and act in confident, intentional ways. Girls are negotiating to stay in school, delaying marriage, exercising choices around life goals, stepping into non-traditional career paths. Boys are stepping up to contribute, support and uphold equal rights for all.
This gives hope that a more equal world is possible for future generations.
Breakthrough’s Culture:
Employees at Breakthrough are expected to work in line with organisational values of Dignity, Integrity and Equity.
Breakthrough is an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, colour, caste, religion, creed, gender, age, disability, economic status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. We prefer people from marginalised communities, women and other genders. Our policies and procedures reflect our commitment towards child safeguarding.
Breakthrough is committed to the well-being of its employees and understands an individual’s mental health can impact their ability to work. Breakthrough recognizes taking steps to improve mental health and wellbeing of the employees is essential. We are committed to fostering an environment that promotes employee wellbeing. We recognize that well-being is not just the absence of illness, but the presence of factors that support a fulfilling life.